Preventing Fetal Brain InjuryMeredith Kelleher, PhD Prematurity, infection, and hypoxia may result in fetal brain injury and lifelong consequences for infants and their families. Dr. Kelleher is studying how neurosteroids, creatine, and antibiotic treatment protect the developing brainin preterm infants.

October 18

The Male Non-Hormonal Contraception PillJoe Tash, PhD, Kansas University Medical CenterContraception options for men are limited. While the female birth control pill was approved by the FDA over 50 years ago, Dr. Tash will review how his lab developed the first male contraceptive candidate to gain FDA guidance forpreclinical and Phase I human trials.

October 25

Fertility Preservation in Women and Giant PandasAlison Ting, PhDYoung patients are surviving cancer, but cancer therapies can cause infertility. Dr. Ting has developed a technique to cryopreserve ovarian tissue for restoring fertility in cancer patients and has applied this technique to addressing low reproductive rates in giant pandas.